Hiring A Makeup Artist Is Essential to Any Photoshoot

You have been waiting for this day for a long time. It's the special occasion that you plan to celebrate in an extra special way this year. It may be a milestone birthday, your wedding, or you just want to celebrate life.

So, you have made the decision to hire a professional photographer. After countless hours of searching, you have found the perfect photographer. Someone you believe will capture your style and personality. You have selected your wardrobe, your hair style, and you have a theme for your shoot. Whatever the reason you have for hiring a professional photographer to capture this occasion, you also need to hire a professional makeup artist to complete your look.

You may not wear makeup every day and you are thinking about going for a natural look for your shoot or maybe you are thinking about doing your own makeup. Although, you may know how to apply your everyday makeup, you will need a professional makeup artist for a professional photoshoot. Professional makeup artists are taught proper makeup application techniques to give you a flawless look. They are trained to bring out your natural beauty, highlight your best features and hide your slight imperfections. Professional artist is trained to see the structure in each face and use professional techniques to ensure that your beauty comes out in your photographs.

Melodee Haskins of Joye of Beauty was the Makeup Artist for this photo shoot. Melodee believes having your makeup done professionally is an experience. Melodee states the whole process is a collaboration and the result are a gorgeous face.It doesn't matter if you are going for a natural look or you want a total makeover, a professional makeup artist will perfect your look. No matter the look or style you decided for your photo shoot, you should never have a photo shoot with no makeup. Whether it is natural light or studio light, the importance of light in a photo shoot cannot be overstated. When light is shined on the skin it makes your skin’s imperfections and irregularities show through even more. The dark circles under your eyes will be even more pronounced. Makeup is used to even out your skin without any glaring irregularities. A professional will know how light will affect the makeup shades and, how different shades of makeup work with your face. A professional artist will choose makeup to coordinate with your wardrobe, and hair style.

During your photo shoot, the makeup artist’s job will be helping you make sure all factors come together to make the best photographs and portray you in the best possible light.

However, you also need to select the right artist. Do you research. Ask for references, Checkout their social media sites. Ask to see a portfolio. Communication is the key to a flawless look. Make sure you are comfortable with your makeup artist. You should be able to communicate your ideas or concerns. Once you find the right artist don’t wait to book them. Professional makeup artist is in high demand and slots are taken quickly. When you add a great makeup artist to your photoshoot you have another creative individual working to make your photographs awesome!

Model: Jasmine Knight

Makeup Artist: Melodee Haskins